Elemore Country Park
92 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome92 ha
Getting here
54.80762, -1.45325
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Moorhen +88 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Moorhen +88 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Black-tailed Skimmer +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Wood Avens, Herb-Robert +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km▾
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Red Clover Leaf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dragonfly routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Shrew routeWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Heron routeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Peterlee to Shotton CollieryCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterlee to NCR1Cycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Seaham alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Photos
Path Construction at Elemore Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,898 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,898 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Ringed Plover · Great Crested Grebe · Kestrel · Coot · Carrion Crow +46
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Greater White-toothed Shrew · Brown Hare
- Greater White-toothed ShrewCrocidura russula
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Aphrophora alni · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Birch Catkin Bug · Striped Ladybird +46
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Bittersweet · Creeping Cinquefoil · Common Poppy · Kidney Vetch +10
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,898 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Ringed Plover · Great Crested Grebe · Kestrel · Coot · Carrion Crow +46
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Greater White-toothed Shrew · Brown Hare
- Greater White-toothed ShrewCrocidura russula
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Aphrophora alni · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Birch Catkin Bug · Striped Ladybird +46
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
- Striped LadybirdMyzia oblongoguttata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Bittersweet · Creeping Cinquefoil · Common Poppy · Kidney Vetch +10
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
- Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas